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Salman al-Ouda is detained for his religious activity and leadership role.

In September 2017, police arrested al-Ouda, a sheikh and Islamic scholar, from his home amid a state-wide wave of arrests of intellectuals and activists. Detention authorities held al-Ouda incommunicado, placed him in solitary confinement, and denied him legal counsel for the first five months of his detention. Authorities held him in pre-trial detention for a year without charge.

In September 2018, prosecutors at the Specialized Criminal Court in Riyadh charged al-Ouda with 37 crimes, including “affiliation with the Muslim Brotherhood” and “corrupting the country by [bringing] about civil strife," and "inflaming society against the rulers and stirring up unrest.” Prosecutors sought the death penalty for al-Ouda.

In April 2025, it was reported that Saudi authorities had repeatedly suspended or delayed al-Ouda's case and kept him in solitary confinement.

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Mohammed al-Rabiah is imprisoned for his activism against state imposed religious systems.

On May 15, 2018, authorities arrested al-Rabiah amid a statewide crackdown on women's rights activists.  Al-Rabiah was known for his activism in support of women's ability to drive and opposition to the guardianship system. Following his arrest, al-Rabiah was reportedly subjected to various kinds of torture, including electrocution, waterboarding, beatings, confinement to inhumanely small spaces, and starvation.

After three years of detention, al-Rabiah was reportedly charged with "striving to destabilize the social fabric and weaken national cohesion and community cohesion," "communicating with others with the intent of disturbing the security and stability of the nation," and "writing and publishing a book containing suspicious instructions."  Prosecutors were reportedly seeking 25 years in prison under Article 6 of the Anti-Cyber Crime Law and Articles 53 and 55 of the Law on Combating and Financing Terrorism Crimes.

On March 21, 2021, al-Rabiah's case was transferred to the Specialized Criminal Court.

On April 20, 2021, al-Rabiah was sentenced to six years in prison.

In October 2022, it was reported that the Specialized Criminal Court retried al-Rabiah, despite him completing his sentence. 

In December 2022, it was reported that al-Rabiah was sentenced to 17 years in prison.

In May 2025, authorities released al-Rabiah after he served seven years in prison. 

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Aisha al-Muhajiri is detained for her religious activity.

In February 2021, police raided al-Muhajiri's home in Mecca and detained her for preaching and giving Qur'an lessons at her home. Authorities later threatened her sons with detainment after they had inquired about their mother's status.